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CTN 2, 053 (P428798)
Legal, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 2, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428798 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢MA⸣.NA KUG.UD ⸢LUH⸣-u 01 MA.⸢NA⸣ [KUG.GI] | [x] ēšu-boats of silver, ecru-wood, 1 mina of gold |
| 2' | ⸢sak⸣-ru ina bur-ki {d}MAŠ [a-šib] | I lay the sak-ēru-plant in the lap of Ninurta. |
| 3' | {⸢uru⸣}[kal]-⸢hi⸣ i-⸢ša₂⸣-kan 02 {anše}[KUR.RA-MEŠ BABBAR-MEŠ] | he will enter the city Kalḫu. 2 white horses |
| 4' | ina ⸢GIR₃⸣.2 ⸢aš-šur i-rak-kas⸣ 02 {anše}[KUR.RA-MEŠ x x] | In the Šēpê-house he will tie two bows. |
| 5' | ina ⸢GIR₃⸣.2 {d}[MAŠ].MAŠ u₂-še-rab ⸢kas₂⸣-[pu] | In the Scorpius the god Nergal brought in the ēru-campaign |
| 6' | [a-na 10-MEŠ]-⸢te⸣ a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-[ta-ra] | shall return the money tenfold to its owners. |
| 7' | [ina de-ni]-⸢šu⸣ DUG₄.DUG₄-ma la i-⸢laq⸣-[qi] | He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. |
| 8' | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ra-⸢ʾu⸣-zu {lu₂}DAM.⸢QAR⸣ | “First-born, first-born son, the merchandising-priest |
| 9' | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}mu-še-⸢zib⸣-DINGIR {lu₂}SUM.[NINDA] | Witness: Muše-ezib-ilu, confectioner |
| 10' | IGI {1}EN-PAB-MEŠ KI.[MIN] | Witness: Bel-ahhe, ditto. |
| 11' | IGI {1}PAB-DU-ka DUMU {mi₂}⸢mu⸣-[x x x] | before Aḫu-illika, son of Emušu- |
| 12' | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}ERIM-MEŠ-⸢SIG₅⸣ {lu₂}da-a.a-⸢lu⸣ | Witness: Aya-elû |
| 13' | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}{d}PA-MU-AŠ ṣa-bit tup-⸢pi⸣ | before Nabû-šumu-iddina, keeper of the tablet. |
| 14' | ⸢IGI⸣ {1}di-di-i {lu₂}GIR₂.LA₂ 0 | The “first-fruits-offerings of the šēpê-priest’ |
| 15' | {[iti]}⸢SIG₄⸣ UD 20-KAM₂ lim-mu {1}EN-⸢SI⸣.[SA₂] | Month Simanu III, 20th day, eponym year of Bel-ešir. |
| 16' | {[lu₂}NIGIR]-⸢E₂.GAL⸣ {[lu₂}NIGIR]-⸢E₂.GAL⸣ | The herald of the palace |
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